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British visitor busted for streaking in public in Naha

Date Posted: 2003-04-18

A British teacher vacationing in Okinawa was arrested early Wednesday after he reportedly raced into a coffee shop entirely naked and flashed the staff. Naha police say Jamieson Guy Thomas was arrested for indecent exposure and trespassing after he ran into the cafe just before 1 a.m.

The 23-year-old teacher, in Okinawa for a holiday with two of his friends, has admitted to the allegations. He reportedly told the police "I did it as a joke." Thomas works as an Assistant English Teacher in Tochigi Prefecture.

Police said that Thomas ran out of his hotel near the cafe while naked. He then burst into the cafe, startling workers who were cleaning up after it had closed for the night. The manager of the coffee shop called the police. The police added that the streaker seemed to have been slightly drunk at the time of the incident.